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With daydreams about laying by the beach on hot summer days looming in the near future, comes the burning staffing question: are we going to need student interns who are on their summer break and (quite possibly more important) do we have to pay them? As defined by the Fa...

Last week we discussed the first four steps for preparing your dealership for the health care reform. Continue on to learn more about the upcoming changes in health care:
Determine Employee Affordability – Moving forward into 2014, your company will have to make a...

What is mindfulness anyway? Mindfulness has become the antithesis to multitasking; instead of focusing on many things at once, which can cause poor decision making and lead to confusion, stress, and poor communication, mindfulness includes calming and focusing of the mind,...

Mental health issues affect roughly 25% of adults in the U.S., so it’s likely that at some point you will have a dealership employee who suffers from mental illness. However, accommodating mental health can be a delicate matter, as there can be legal implications if you ha...

Academic studies, research by firms such as Gallup and personal experience all confirm the following statements: There is a direct correlation between effective employee recognition programs and employee engagement. Engaged employees are critical to long term financial perf...

Kathryn Carlson, Product Director for KPA's HR Management System will discuss social hiring at AutoCon 2012. While auto dealerships know that social media is a powerful marketing tool, many don’t realize that it is equally powerful for hiring and retaining quality emplo...

A well written job description is a key component in all phases of the employment lifecycle. Having a job description for each position and providing the job description to applicants and employees will assist you in:
Recruitment, Interviewing and Hiring
Orientation...

If you aren't doing background checks and drug screens before you hire then you really don't know who you are hiring. KPA has found that over 30% of applicants we process through our HR system do not provide complete or accurate information on their application . To make ...

As employers start hiring again two question we are frequently being asked from our HotlinkHR clients is "how can I make sure I hire person who really fits in here, we can't afford a bad hire?" and "we've got the basic hiring process down but want to take it up a notch, what ...

Fortune Magazine just published their annual listing of the 100 best companies to work for . The companies run the gamut from services (law, accounting, consulting) to construction to non-profits to retail to hi-tech. Healthcare and Professional Services are the most r...